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Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrencies are becoming part of everyday life and are expected to compete seriously with card payments. This glossary explains the key crypto terms, from address, altcoin and arbitrage to halving, mining, proof of stake and stop-loss.
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin has a concept similar to the subunits of fiat currencies: the satoshi. It is the smallest unit of Bitcoin, defined as one hundred-millionth of a Bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC), and it is named after Satoshi Nakamoto.
Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin is a digital currency launched experimentally in 2009 by Satoshi Nakamoto. It has no ties to any central bank, can be bought and sold with national currencies and can be transferred without any intermediary.